Bipolar Disorder? Don’t do this or else
Published: Mon, 01/04/10
Hi ,
How's it going for you?
I hope you're doing ok.
I've been thinking about something,
and wanted to share my thoughts
with you.
It's about what happens when
you try to accomplish too much
too fast.
Think about it.
When you try to accomplish too
much too fast, you are just setting
yourself up for failure, because
you'll never be able to do it.
It can also get very frustrating
and discouraging for you.
Also, if you don't know how long
something should take, you can
start to think it's taking too long.
For example, after an episode.
It could take up to a year to fully
"fix" the after-effects of an episode.
Like the financial ruin - you can't
fix a bankruptcy in just two weeks!
But some people think you can
just do it overnight!
We don't rush the stroke victim or
even the cancer victim, why do we
rush the victim of bipolar disorder?
Thinking that they should be over
an episode after just a week or two
is just plain unrealistic expectations
sometimes.
Would we have that same expectation
if they were getting over a physical
illness?
Then why are we expecting it from
a bipolar episode?
In my courses, I interview people
who are success stories, and
they talk about how long it took
them sometimes to fully recover
from some of their episodes, and
some of them say it took a whole
year, and some even longer!
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There are certain things in life
that take a certain amount of time
to happen.
It's just the way it has to be.
Think about things in nature.
Like the butterfly - it starts off
as a caterpillar...then it goes into
a cocoon... and only after a
certain period of time does it
metamorphose into that
beautiful butterfly! It just doesn't
happen overnight.
And if you interrupt it at any
point in the chain of events, the
whole thing would be ruined!
Some things just can't be rushed.
Other things just have to take place
in a certain order.
And still other things have to take
place at a certain time.
Wanting your loved one who has
bipolar disorder to get over their
episode overnight is like wanting
them to be that beautiful butterfly
without going through the cocoon
phase!
Some things are just worth waiting
for.
You just have to be more patient
sometimes.
And I know that isn't easy, because
it wasn't easy for me.
Sometimes it takes time for your
loved one and their doctor to find
the right medications for them to
be on.
It definitely takes time for your
loved one to make the changes
they learn about in therapy.
But as long as they are making
strides toward stability, you
can be encouraged that someday
they will reach it.
Yes, it will take patience on
your part.
But it will be worth it in the
end.
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Well, I have to go!
Your Friend,
Dave
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